Built His Empire Then Watched It Burn When He Cheated novel Chapter 641

Zacharias yelled in pain and let go of Jonathan, reaching toward Anneliese.

Before he could touch her, Jonathan pulled her back and held her close. His arm wrapped around her protectively.

Then, his leg came up fast.

His foot drove hard into Zacharias' stomach, forcing him backward a few steps.

Zacharias clutched his bleeding forehead, his eyes blazing red with rage. "You hit me for him?"

There had been no hesitation in her movements. Her blows had been fast and sharp.

If she'd had anything heavier in her hand, Zacharias knew he'd be on the ground by now. His skull would've cracked.

Anneliese didn't even glance his way. Her attention was locked on Jonathan, her eyes full of worry and fear.

Zacharias saw it. The sight burned through him like acid. The taste of blood filled his mouth again.

"Why didn't you move? Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine."

Jonathan gave her hand a squeeze and finally turned his gaze to Zacharias, his voice low and cold. "Mr. Shaw, what's this? Trying to follow your mother's example and get yourself arrested too?"

Rage flared in Zacharias' eyes as he turned toward the frozen Nishay. "Nishay, you've always been against Anne and Jonathan being together. To keep you from blaming him for Nakala's death, he bribed Roretha to frame my mother!"

Anneliese's anger boiled over. She glared at him, furious at the lies he was trying to feed Nishay.

"Shut your mouth! Twisting the truth? If Roretha had lied about Melody, do you really think she'd have gone so far as to hire someone to kill? Your mother is a murderer—she's killed more than once! The police already have her in custody. You can't just flip the truth because it suits you!"

Nishay's face went pale. Her voice trembled as she looked between them.

"Anne, who did Melody kill? And what does he mean by blaming your mother's death on her? What is this?"

Anneliese saw her wavering and rushed to steady her. "Please don't listen to him—"

Zacharias gave a short, sharp laugh. "Don't listen? Jonathan knows d*mn well what I mean. If this wasn't a setup, why didn't Roretha ever stand up for my mom?

"My mother didn't hire anyone to kill her. She only wanted to save Roretha from Jonathan's control. He bought her off and planned to use her as a fake witness in court. My mom just wanted to help her wake up and come to her senses!"

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When Zacharias got back to Clauderias Tech, the board was in chaos. The media was tearing him apart, and there was no silencing it.

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